I was dizzy from his praise and how often he leaned close to tell me how good I was doing.
I didn’t know how. All I'd known was that the moment I'd pushed away my fear of the audience was the same moment I caved to him.
It wasn't just him.
The others had been there too, and they were waiting for us when we were let out by the Redgrave pack. I stumbled right intoPhantom's arms the moment I spotted them. I'd been so nervous earlier, when they'd been ripped from me, but everything would be okay now.
Phantom's pupils were blown, grip on me tight enough to be unnatural.
The room had been so dark I'd barely been able to make out anything—not that I'd tried. All those eyes made me too nervous to consider for long.
He pulled me tight against his chest. I clutched him, pulse racing a million miles a minute.
“Sin said I did good,” I whispered, “and we're safe now?”
“You did,” Phantom promised. “And we will be.” His gaze flicked to meet Sin’s, relief in them.
“Can I cuddle with you both tonight?” I asked, stifling an enormous yawn as I spoke.
“Of course you can, Moonlight,” Karma said, mussing my hair.
Vandle was there too, and he had an oversized sweater in his hands, the same prison grey I was used to. He also looked a little dazed as he helped me put it on.
“You tired, firefly?” Sin asked as my head popped out the other side.
“That was... way more work than I thought... and I didn’t really do anything?”
Vandle snorted. “You did plenty.”
I shrank a little, anxiety washing over me as the high of the sex faded. “So none of you thought you wouldn't... want me afterwards?”
I was met with strange silence as each of the alphas gawked at me.
Sin finally broke it with a snort. “No alpha in their right mindwouldn’twant to swap places with me today.”
My cheeks heated. “Oh. Well… alright.”
A warmth rose in my chest too, and I knew it wasn’t just because of the sweater I was now wearing. I hugged myself, hands gone in the sleeves, and my attention caught on a table by the door.
A rusty bronze key lay on it. It matched the metal and style of the cage we’d been in. I stared at it, pulse suddenly racing.
Was it… the key that kept everyone else out? That had protected the special moment between me and Sin?
“Are you ready to head back to the cell, firefly?” Sin asked.
I spared half a glance at him, before locking back onto the key. It was very nice, with natural tarnish that gave it character.
Kind of perfect.
Reallyperfect, actually.
Realizing I might seem odd, I smiled, forcing my attention away, then wondering if they’d think there was something wrong with me for not still being terrified. What had he asked?
Oh.
“Yes.”
Sin wrapped his arm around my waist, keeping me stable. The rest of the pack pushed and shoved to be closest to us as we headed to the exit. Phantom let out a soft growl when he lost the fight to Vandle.
